What years did Herb Score play?

Herb Score played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1962.

Was Herb Score a pitcher?

Yes. Herb Score pitched in the major leagues, recording 55 wins and 837 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Herb Score hit?

Herb Score hit 1 career home runs with 36 hits.

What was Herb Score's career batting average?

Herb Score batted .128 over his career, with 36 hits in 281 at bats.

How many RBI did Herb Score have?

Herb Score drove in 12 runs in his career.

What was Herb Score's career ERA?

Herb Score finished with a 3.36 career ERA, going 55-46 with 837 strikeouts.

Herb Score

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1955-1962)

Herb Score was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1962 for the Cleveland Guardians and the Chicago White Sox, a span of 8 seasons. Across 150 career appearances, he went 55-46 with a 3.36 ERA and 837 strikeouts. He also batted .128 with 1 home runs. Herb Score was a 2-time All-Star and a Rookie of the Year. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5650.9.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 55–46

ERA 3.36

WHIP 1.38

SO 837

Pitcher PIV 5650.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 185 lb
Born: 6/7/1933 in Rosedale, NY, USA
Died: 11/11/2008 in Rocky River, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1955-04-15
Last Game: 1962-05-04
Awards: 2× All-Star · Rookie of the Year

Full name: Herbert Jude Score

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Career Pitching Statistics

Herb Score — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
55	46	150	127	47	11	3	858.1	609	320	79	573	837	3.36	5650.9

Career ERA 3.36 vs. league average 3.92 across their career seasons — 14.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Herb Score Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1955	CLE	AL	16	10	33	32	11	2	0	227.1	158	72	154	245	2.85	4.00 (+29%)	4240.0
1956	CLE	AL	20	9	35	33	16	5	0	249.1	162	70	129	263	2.53	3.96 (+36%)	7818.5
1957	CLE	AL	2	1	5	5	3	1	0	36.0	18	8	26	39	2.00	3.83 (+48%)	1172.9
1958	CLE	AL	2	3	12	5	2	1	3	41.0	29	18	34	48	3.95	3.86 (-2%)	953.2
1959	CLE	AL	9	11	30	25	9	1	0	160.2	123	84	115	147	4.71	3.90 (-21%)	-4983.4
1960	CHA	AL	5	10	23	22	5	1	0	113.2	91	47	87	78	3.72	3.82 (+3%)	-2358.8
1961	CHA	AL	1	2	8	5	1	0	0	24.1	22	18	24	14	6.66	4.03 (-65%)	-1191.5
1962	CHA	AL	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	6.0	6	3	4	3	4.50	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			55	46	150	127	47	11	3	858.1	609	320	573	837	3.36	—	5,651

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Herb Score — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
150	281	21	36	4	1	1	12	0	21	126	.128	.188	.160	.348	-1,808

Career AVG .128 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 50.3% below league average.

Career OBP .188 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 42.4% below league average.

Career SLG .160 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — 59.3% below league average.

Career OPS .348 vs. league average .721 across their career seasons — 51.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Herb Score — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1955	CLE	AL	33	84	5	10	1	0	0	2	3	40	.119	.258 (-54%)	.332 (-55%)	.393 (-67%)	.726 (-61%)	-826.3
1956	CLE	AL	35	87	11	16	3	0	1	8	9	32	.184	.258 (-29%)	.331 (-21%)	.397 (-36%)	.728 (-30%)	-406.7
1957	CLE	AL	5	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	6	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1958	CLE	AL	12	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	5	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	CLE	AL	30	52	1	5	0	0	0	1	2	22	.096	.256 (-63%)	.323 (-61%)	.392 (-75%)	.715 (-69%)	-574.8
1960	CHA	AL	23	30	2	3	0	1	0	1	3	16	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	CHA	AL	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1962	CHA	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			150	281	21	36	4	1	1	12	21	126	.128	—	—	—	—	-1,808

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Batting — Home / Away

Herb Score — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	73	132	9	17	0	6	.129
Away	77	149	12	19	1	6	.128

Pitching — Home / Away

Herb Score — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	73	436.2	293	156	300	431	3.22
Away	77	421.2	316	167	273	405	3.56

Last 10 Games — Batting

Herb Score — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1962-05-04	CHW	BOS	L	0	0
1962-05-01	CHW	NYY	L	0	0
1962-04-22	CHW	KC1	L	0	0
1962-04-21	CHW	KC1	L	0	0
1961-09-30	CHW	BAL	L	0	0
1961-09-24	CHW	BAL	L	0	0
1961-05-25	CHW	BAL	L	0	0
1961-05-19	CHW	LAA	L	1	1
1961-05-14	CHW	KC1	L	2	2
1961-05-09	CHW	CLE	W	3	2

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Herb Score — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1962-05-04	CHW	BOS	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	2	0
1962-05-01	CHW	NYY	—	1.0	1	2	2	1	0	1
1962-04-22	CHW	KC1	—	2.0	1	0	0	3	1	0
1962-04-21	CHW	KC1	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1961-09-30	CHW	BAL	—	2.1	3	2	2	3	1	0
1961-09-24	CHW	BAL	—	2.0	3	0	0	1	1	0
1961-05-25	CHW	BAL	L	0.0	2	4	4	3	0	0
1961-05-19	CHW	LAA	—	2.1	1	3	2	5	2	1
1961-05-14	CHW	KC1	L	7.0	7	4	4	3	3	1
1961-05-09	CHW	CLE	W	9.0	2	2	2	6	5	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Herb Score — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	150	127	8	80	15	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Herb Score — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1955	CLE	P	33	32	4	15	4	2
1956	CLE	P	35	33	1	19	2	0
1957	CLE	P	5	5	0	6	1	0
1958	CLE	P	12	5	0	2	3	0
1959	CLE	P	30	25	1	15	5	1
1960	CHA	P	23	22	1	16	0	0
1961	CHA	P	8	5	1	5	0	0
1962	CHA	P	4	0	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Herb Score — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	150

Awards & Honors

Herb Score — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1955	Rookie of the Year
1955	TSN Rookie of the Year

Award Voting History

Herb Score — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1956	Most Valuable Player	AL	19th	18.0	336	0
1955	Rookie of the Year	AL	1st	18.0	24	18

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Herb Score: the record in brief

According to the bio, Herb Score debuted on April 15, 1955 and played a final game on May 4, 1962. Score played for the Cleveland Indians (1955 to 1959) and the Chicago White Sox (1960 to 1962). Score, born on June 7, 1933, in Rosedale, NY, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw left-handed. Size on record: 6-foot-2 and 185 pounds. Score's death is recorded on November 11, 2008, in Rocky River, OH, USA. The given name on file is Herbert Jude Score.

The pitching table credits Score with a 55-46 record and a 3.36 ERA in 150 games. Score had 837 strikeouts, 47 complete games, and 11 shutouts. Against a 3.92 league ERA for the same years, Score was 14.5% better. Score won 20 games in 1956, the most of any season listed. In 1956, one of the busiest seasons, Score posted a 2.53 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.96.

Frequently Asked Questions about Herb Score

What years did Herb Score play?: Herb Score played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1962.
Was Herb Score a pitcher?: Yes. Herb Score pitched in the major leagues, recording 55 wins and 837 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Herb Score hit?: Herb Score hit 1 career home runs with 36 hits.
What was Herb Score's career batting average?: Herb Score batted .128 over his career, with 36 hits in 281 at bats.
How many RBI did Herb Score have?: Herb Score drove in 12 runs in his career.
What was Herb Score's career ERA?: Herb Score finished with a 3.36 career ERA, going 55-46 with 837 strikeouts.